TI-2017-07898 Aliases CVE-2017-10793 GHSA-877r-f5r6-mp8j

The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589, NVG599, and unspecified other…

MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published 2017-09-03 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589, NVG599, and unspecified other devices, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures an sbdc.ha WAN TCP service on port 61001 with the bdctest account and the bdctest password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (such as the Wi-Fi password) by leveraging knowledge of a hardware identifier, related to the Bulk Data Collection (BDC) mechanism defined in Broadband Forum technical reports.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02777 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:att:u-verse_firmware:9.2.2h0d83:::::::*	9.2.2h0d83	Vulnerable	AT&T
cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg589:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	CommScope, Inc.
cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg599:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	CommScope, Inc.

cpe:2.3:o:att:u-verse_firmware:9.2.2h0d83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.2h0d83 Vulnerable ·AT&T
cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg589:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·CommScope, Inc.
cpe:2.3:h:commscope:arris_nvg599:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·CommScope, Inc.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10793
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-877r-f5r6-mp8j

References

Exploit 1

https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/

Advisory 1

https://threatpost.com/bugs-in-arris-modems-distributed-by-att-vulnerable-to-trivial-attacks/127753/

TI-2017-10278 The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589 and NVG599 devices, when IP… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2017-10279 The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2017-10280 The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589 and NVG599 devices, when IP… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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